Fastener stringer
AssigneeYoshida Kogyo K.K.
InventorYoshio Matsuda
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Abstract
A sliding clasp fastener stringer is disclosed which comprises a warp-knit support tape carrying a row of interlocking fastener elements, said tape having a web portion of a relatively coarse interstice structure suitable for stitching the tape to an article of clothing, and a longitudinal edge portion formed solely by knit-loop forming threads suitable for mounting the row of fastener elements stably into position thereon against displacement relative to the tape. The web portion and the edge portion are interconnected transversely by a connecting portion which is formed by threads merging from both of said portions and which has a relatively fine interstice structure.
Claims5
A fastener stringer which comprises a warp-knit tape and a row of interlocking fastener elements secured thereto by a line of stitching, said tape having a web portion of a relatively coarse interstice structure, a longitudinal edge portion consisting solely of knit-loop forming threads and bearing said row of fastener elements, and a connecting portion of a relatively fine interstice structure interconnecting said web portion and said edge portion transversely of the tape, said connecting portion being formed by threads constituting said web portion and said edge portion, respectively, the knit-loop forming threads of said longitudinal edge portion including chain stitches defining plural parallel longitudinal wales, a first tricot stitch spanning a plurality of wales, and a second tricot stitch spanning a greater plurality of wales than spanned by said first tricot stitch.
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